Samsung F Strip Build

Airwalker16 · Mar 26, 2020

Too bad @welight still seems to hesitate responding about the UV strips.

jarvild · Mar 27, 2020

Best thing I can tell you is to not go over around 5% of your total spectral output in far reds supplementation, I run 15-20 watts of far reds per 260 watts of white

CraigMk · Mar 29, 2020

CaliWorthington said:
I will post all the links shortly.

For 6 strips you want to use the Meanwell HLG-240H-48B. Wire them in parallel, which is easy with the Wago connectors.

With these 3000k strips I don't feel the need to add any red, but I'm just on my first run with them. My plants are looking good though, I'll post a pic soon.

Hi sorry to jump in but I'm thinking of getting some of the influx l09 strips 3000k ones. Are you using for veg and flower? Just wondering . Cheers

CaliWorthington · Mar 29, 2020

CraigMk said:
Hi sorry to jump in but I'm thinking of getting some of the influx l09 strips 3000k ones. Are you using for veg and flower? Just wondering . Cheers

No worries. Yes, plants veg well under these 3000k. Plenty of branching and healthy, green growth.

I see those strips are still $5, and people have been buying them. I look forward to seeing your builds.

Airwalker16 · Mar 29, 2020

How the Fuck are they onlY $5? They went up to $20+ a few days after you bought them and now they're back down again?! What's going on?

CaliWorthington · Mar 29, 2020

Airwalker16 said:
How the Fuck are they onlY $5? They went up to $20+ a few days after you bought them and now they're back down again?! What's going on?

I don't know. I guess they weren't selling at $25.

Airwalker16 · Mar 29, 2020

CaliWorthington said:
I don't know. I guess they weren't selling at $25.

There's without a doubt, NO BETTER DEAL than those right now.

CaliWorthington · Mar 29, 2020

Airwalker16 said:
There's without a doubt, NO BETTER DEAL than those right now.

Glad to hear. They're working great for me. Even if they're not the most efficient, still cut my electrical usage in half.

Did you order any yet?

CraigMk · Mar 29, 2020

Easy people I found out about these on eBay as there is someone selling 6 for £60.. I googled the part number that brought me to this thread and then found they sell them from arrow for $5 , result. I just got 12 for £59 free shipping. I have a 240w driver at the moment but I'm going to get another and make 2 lights or maybe 3 out of the 12 and I will sell one. I got my self a quantum board from kingbrite and made a frame for that and since then all I wanted to do was build a strip led. With this lock down I got something to do lol.. will get an email 2moro with a tracking number. Hopefully it won't be ages. Thanks for letting people know about this great deal.

Airwalker16 · Mar 29, 2020

CaliWorthington said:
Glad to hear. They're working great for me. Even if they're not the most efficient, still cut my electrical usage in half.

Did you order any yet?

I haven't. I'm honestly worried that there'll be some kind of hiccup and Shit will go sideways with the order. That and I really don't need any at the moment, besides possibly some side lighting. Waiting on a new card in the mail anyways, so I wouldn't be able to order them even if I wanted to at the moment.

iobloop · Mar 29, 2020

What happened with cobs? You know there are ones out there with 197 lm/W at 50W for around 25$ that you can simply stick to cpu heatsink, but i only see strips lately?

Airwalker16 · Mar 29, 2020

CraigMk said:
Easy people I found out about these on eBay as there is someone selling 6 for £60.. I googled the part number that brought me to this thread and then found they sell them from arrow for $5 , result. I just got 12 for £59 free shipping. I have a 240w driver at the moment but I'm going to get another and make 2 lights or maybe 3 out of the 12 and I will sell one. I got my self a quantum board from kingbrite and made a frame for that and since then all I wanted to do was build a strip led. With this lock down I got something to do lol.. will get an email 2moro with a tracking number. Hopefully it won't be ages. Thanks for letting people know about this great deal.

DIY builds really are so much fun to build. It isn't a chore whatsoever. I find it funny when people fear rigging a fixture together in this day. It's too easy.
I used to have to drill and tap huge heatsinks, solder all connections, and tinker with little aspects of the build to get a fixture finished.

CraigMk · Mar 29, 2020

iobloop said:
What happened with cobs? You know there are ones out there with 197 lm/W at 50W for around 25$ that you can simply stick to cpu heatsink, but i only see strips lately?

I think it's for better coverage

Airwalker16 · Mar 29, 2020

iobloop said:
What happened with cobs? You know there are ones out there with 197 lm/W at 50W for around 25$ that you can simply stick to cpu heatsink, but i only see strips lately?

Nothing beats the spread of strips. That's why you don't see COBs much anymore. 4-12 point sources of light doesn't even compare to a blanket of 100's if not 1,000's of diodes.

CraigMk · Mar 29, 2020

Airwalker16 said:
DIY builds really are so much fun to build. It isn't a chore whatsoever. I find it funny when people fear rigging a fixture together in this day. It's too easy.
I used to have to drill and tap huge heatsinks, solder all connections, and tinker with little aspects of the build to get a fixture finished.

It's 100% half the fun.. It's a challenge to some, but I love doing things like this. And the end product will be mint. I made a little frame for my quantum boards and I loved that..

CraigMk · Mar 29, 2020

Airwalker16 said:
I haven't. I'm honestly worried that there'll be some kind of hiccup and Shit will go sideways with the order. That and I really don't need any at the moment, besides possibly some side lighting. Waiting on a new card in the mail anyways, so I wouldn't be able to order them even if I wanted to at the moment.

If something is wrong then pay pal will just refund my money, but then it says $5 and I checked at check out and it all seems ok. Let's pray lol

Airwalker16 · Mar 29, 2020

CraigMk said:
It's 100% half the fun.. It's a challenge to some, but I love doing things like this. And the end product will be mint. I made a little frame for my quantum boards and I loved that..

I always enjoy riveting angle alum together to build the outside frame.

CraigMk · Mar 29, 2020

It's says ship date 30 March delivery date 30 March? Somehow I don't think that's quite right..

Airwalker16 · Mar 29, 2020

CraigMk said:
It's says ship date 30 March delivery date 30 March? Somehow I don't think that's quite right..

Arrow is known for their incredibly fast shipping. But I dunno about THAT FAST. hahahahaha

iPerculate · Mar 29, 2020

I really enjoyed building my light, so much so that all i want to do is build another. All the time spent planning and choosing what products to use was a bit of a pain, but now I find myself browsing digikey and arrow looking at specs for no reason.

You really can't beat the light spread of strips

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